Beloved, all that is harsh and difficult I want for myself, and all that is gentle and sweet for thee

Quote by St John Of The Cross

Topics: Love Quotes

Love consists not in feeling great things but in having great detachment and in suffering...

Love consists not in feeling great things but in having great detachment and in suffering...

In the evening of life, we will be judged on love alone.

In the evening of life, we will be judged on love alone.

At the end of our life, we shall all be judged by charity.

At the end of our life, we shall all be judged by charity.

Charity unites us to God...There is nothing mean in charity, nothing arrogant. Charity knows no...

Charity unites us to God...There is nothing mean in charity, nothing arrogant. Charity knows no...

Nothing seems tiresome or painful when you are working for a Master who pays well;...

Nothing seems tiresome or painful when you are working for a Master who pays well;...

You don't need to be Catholic to be Catholic anymore. If you dissent, you don't...

You don't need to be Catholic to be Catholic anymore. If you dissent, you don't...

When you feel the assaults of passion and anger, then is the time to be...

When you feel the assaults of passion and anger, then is the time to be...

Prayer reveals to souls the vanity of earthly goods and pleasures. It fills them with...

Prayer reveals to souls the vanity of earthly goods and pleasures. It fills them with...

Let us therefore give ourselves to God with a great desire to begin to live...

Let us therefore give ourselves to God with a great desire to begin to live...

It is better to be the child of God than king of the whole world.

It is better to be the child of God than king of the whole world.

My daughter, I see more Pharisees among Christians than there were around Pilate.

My daughter, I see more Pharisees among Christians than there were around Pilate.

The proof of love is in the works. Where love exists, it works great things....

The proof of love is in the works. Where love exists, it works great things....

If all the bones of all the victims of the Catholic Church could be gathered...

If all the bones of all the victims of the Catholic Church could be gathered...

Jesus died to forgive our sins. Dare we make his martyrdom meaningless by not committing...

Jesus died to forgive our sins. Dare we make his martyrdom meaningless by not committing...

You must ask God to give you power to fight against the sin of pride...

You must ask God to give you power to fight against the sin of pride...

Not the goods of the world, but God. Not riches, but God. Not honors, but...

Not the goods of the world, but God. Not riches, but God. Not honors, but...

Love consumes us only in the measure of our self-surrender.

Love consumes us only in the measure of our self-surrender.

Ignorance of scripture is ignorance of Christ.

Ignorance of scripture is ignorance of Christ.

To love God is something greater than to know Him.

To love God is something greater than to know Him.

I would not believe in the Gospel if the authority of the Catholic Church did...

I would not believe in the Gospel if the authority of the Catholic Church did...